Norman Gasbarro | February 17, 2011
Jonas Swab, son of Daniel Swab and Sally [Heller] Swab, was born 18 Mar 1843 in Washington Township, Dauphin County. He attended the schools in the township and worked on the farm of his father, whom he assisted in clearing the land of six or seven acres of timber. When he was eighteen years old […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 16, 2011
On the corner of Broad and Bender Streets within the Borough of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, lies one of the oldest cemeteries in the Lykens Valley area. This cemetery has been known by various names over the years. The cemetery originally belonged to the Salem Lutheran and Reformed Church, which was built on that site […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 15, 2011
Early in the nineteenth century, perhaps at the very beginning of the settlement of Gratz, a militia was formed to protect the area from intruders and from hostile Indians, of which there were some. At the beginning of settlement, Gratz was on the frontier and had a “well regulated militia.” The early settlers of the […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 13, 2011
A previous post on this topic gave some Pennsylvania Dutch words which were used to describe some basic foods which were common during the Civil War period. This post includes some of the Pennsylvania Dutch words used to name meals, food combinations in recipes, and finally, will give some of the recipes. As before, the […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 12, 2011
Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. In years after his death, his birthday would be celebrated in many places in the United States, and in some places as an official holiday. Today, he is included in our “President’s Day” holiday. In 1861, no former president had been recognized with […]
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